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An Act for the relief of Peggy Smith and David Smith, her son, persons of colour. 1832 [181] (1832)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0146 and id is 1 raw text is: JAMES THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

youth as aforesaid, and to appoint such number of their CHAP. 164.
own body, not less than three, as they may think proper, t,)
be a quortun or commiittee fbr transacting all business of
tile said Semiar, ay d also by the said ordinances to del-
egate to the prolces'rs and teachers, such powers and au-
thorities as they shall think expedient for tile government
alld discipline or the said Semi~.a.'y, and the execution of
the regulations thereol, and to make sutch regulations for
tle directions, visitation and cxaiminations of the said Se-
minary, iod the sttil(:t: a;lld sch iors therein, as shall best
promote ite itlii     'l jj e its of ilhe institution; provided
albrays, that lh  .,itl orlinla ie .; It not reptgant to the
constitution and l    of thi's t.il,.
Sec. (;. .',/d b I, rnuc'!,l, h;it the said trustees and nc,..,l invttng,.
their suec-sms, 01':; i o i aljl:iio  of' them, shall meet at leasti
twice in .vcry year, in :Alitod semi-ainnul mneetings, to be
appointed by their owl\ o'dinnec's, and at such other times
as by their said ordititaces, or by their own adjournients
they may direcl, and  ohii :, assemililed, they shall have
power From tunc to time to apploinit a Presidet, Treasurer Anthority.
and Secretary, to make coitracts with the professors or
teachers, relative to IIthe iistircti n of' the scholars to be
placed nider Iheir cire, ;,mid [r lhe payment of their sala-
ries; to examitie the pro-res: of' the students and scholars
in their leardng, to hear ;ad determine on all complaints
and appeals, aiol lyon all atl1tel's tomelliimg tIe discipline
and government o'ti le said academy, aitd the execution
of their ordimnmmces; and generally to manage the estate
anl Ce~iieinis of' thi said Semiiary iin such manner as they
shall decm best Forl ti( advantages of the institution.
CIIA\P'Ir['IR 16.1.
.,ql ad for the relif of Peggy Smith and David Smith, Paied Mar.131833
hIr soil, persous oJ colour.
Be it cnacled bq the (ecria1 .qssembl/ of Afmitland, certiliceaofri'cr-
hat tle c erlk of liatimre counlty court be, and Ile is do.
hereby authorised and directed, to niake omt and deliver to
Pe-, Smith, and David Smith her son, two persons of
colour, who were the property of the late archbishop Car-
roll, the usual and proper crtificates of freedom under the
laws of this State.

1832.

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